BRPI0416642A - voltaic nuclear cell, voltaic nuclear cluster, voltaic nuclear battery, voltaic reactor core, voltaic nuclear cell cluster, method of direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy and method of direct conversion of nuclear fission energy to electrical energy - Google Patents

voltaic nuclear cell, voltaic nuclear cluster, voltaic nuclear battery, voltaic reactor core, voltaic nuclear cell cluster, method of direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy and method of direct conversion of nuclear fission energy to electrical energy

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BRPI0416642A
BRPI0416642A BRPI0416642-6A BRPI0416642A BRPI0416642A BR PI0416642 A BRPI0416642 A BR PI0416642A BR PI0416642 A BRPI0416642 A BR PI0416642A BR PI0416642 A BRPI0416642 A BR PI0416642A
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nuclear
voltaic
energy
direct conversion
electrical energy
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Francis Yu-Hei Tsang
Tristan Dieter Juergens
Yale Deon Harker
Kwan Sze Kwok
Nathan Newman
Scott Arden Ploger
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Global Technologies Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21H—OBTAINING ENERGY FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; UTILISING COSMIC RADIATION
    • G21H5/00—Applications of radiation from radioactive sources or arrangements therefor, not otherwise provided for 
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21H—OBTAINING ENERGY FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; UTILISING COSMIC RADIATION
    • G21H1/00—Arrangements for obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources, e.g. from radioactive isotopes, nuclear or atomic batteries
    • G21H1/04—Cells using secondary emission induced by alpha radiation, beta radiation, or gamma radiation

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"CéLULA NUCLEAR VOLTAICA, AGRUPAMENTO NUCLEAR VOLTAICO, BATERIA NUCLEAR VOLTAICA, NúCLEO DE REATOR NUCLEAR VOLTAICO, AGRUPAMENTO DE CéLULAS NUCLEARES VOLTAICAS, MéTODO DE CONVERSãO DIRETA DE ENERGIA NUCLEAR EM ENERGIA ELéTRICA E MéTODO DE CONVERSãO DIRETA DE ENERGIA DE FISSãO NUCLEAR EM ENERGIA ELéTRICA". A invenção descreve um produto e um método para gerar energia elétrica diretamente da energia nuclear; mais especificamente, a invenção descreve o uso de um semicondutor líquido como um meio para converter energia nuclear de forma eficiente, seja fissão nuclear e/ou energia de radiação, diretamente em energia elétrica; a conversão direta de energia nuclear para energia elétrica é alcançada colocando-se material nuclear em proximidade com um semicondutor líquido; a energia nuclear emitida do material nuclear, na forma de fragmentos de fissão ou radiação, entra no semicondutor líquido e cria pares elétron-buraco; usando-se um circuito elétrico adequado, é aplicada uma carga elétrica e a energia elétrica é gerada como resultado da criação dos pares elétron-buraco."NUCLEAR VOLTAIC CELL, NUCLEAR VOLTAIC GROUP, NUCLEAR VOLTAIC BATTERY, VOLTAIC NUCLEAR REACTOR, COLLECTION OF VOLTAIC NUCLEAR ENERGY, ENERGY NUCLEAR ENERGY DIRECT CONVERSION METHOD The invention describes a product and method for generating electrical energy directly from nuclear energy; more specifically, the invention describes the use of a liquid semiconductor as a means for efficiently converting nuclear energy, whether nuclear fission and / or radiation energy, directly into electrical energy; direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy is achieved by placing nuclear material in proximity to a liquid semiconductor; nuclear energy emitted from nuclear material, in the form of fission or radiation fragments, enters the liquid semiconductor and creates electron-hole pairs; Using a suitable electrical circuit, an electrical charge is applied and electrical energy is generated as a result of the creation of the electron-hole pairs.

BRPI0416642-6A 2003-11-21 2004-11-19 voltaic nuclear cell, voltaic nuclear cluster, voltaic nuclear battery, voltaic reactor core, voltaic nuclear cell cluster, method of direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy and method of direct conversion of nuclear fission energy to electrical energy BRPI0416642A (en)

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